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Hope is local: Columbiana County prepares for Suicide Prevention Month

Every month, a dedicated group meets to tackle a critical mission: preventing suicide. The Columbiana County Suicide Prevention Coalition brings together a diverse group of voices from behavioral health professionals to suicide attempt survivors and family members who have lost loved ones. By combining professional knowledge with personal, lived experience, members work together to reduce stigma, promote hope, and connect local families with real help. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) data shows rural suicide rates are nearly double those in major cities. Living in a ...

2026 Free Idabelle Firestone Fall Concert Series

Firestone Park Cultural and Custodial Committee is again presenting its August/September concerts at the Idabelle Firestone Gathering Place and Garden in Firestone Park. The five free concerts begin in late August and continue through September, every Sunday at 3 p.m. This is the fourth year ...

A brutal winter and challenging spring for Firestone Park

FIVE YEARS IN FROM THE RESTORATION AND REPAIRS NEEDED For those of us who do not head south during the winter months, it was a very severe and long winter, followed by a dismal and wet spring, all adding up to a considerable amount of winter damage to the plant materials in the park, as well ...

Behind and Beyond the Aesthetics of Firestone Park’s Landscaping

It is important to realize that Harvey Firestone and Alling Deforest, his chosen landscape architect, planned to create an “arboretum of sorts” in designing and planting native plants as well as a continuing group of more current selections in the early days of the park. This prompted them ...

Revial is not dead: It is seen in unexpected places

Reports claiming that “revival is dead” have been circulating in recent months, pointing to declining church attendance and quieter sanctuaries as evidence that spiritual hunger has faded. But those conclusions overlook something essential: revival has never been limited to the number of ...

Staying safe in a connected world: A parent’s guide to digital wellness and protecting youth beyond the screen

Most of us grew up hearing the conventional wisdom that “sticks and stones can break my bones, but words can never hurt me.” Although it was never actually true, it is even less true today. Modern youth not only deal with harmful words from people they know in the real world; they often find themselves “ganged up on” by peers, strangers, and anonymous online communities through what is commonly referred to as cyberbullying. As we highlight the importance of digital safety and youth wellness this April, it is vital to recognize that the digital world is more than just a social ...